Recovery Programs

Recovery Act funds are being invested in improving health and human services.  Program information will be added to this page as they are announced. The Recovery programs include the following topics:

• Improving & Preserving Health Care
• Community Health Care Services
• Prevention and Wellness
• Health Information Technology (IT)
• Children and Community Support Services
• Comparative Effectiveness Research
• Scientific Research and Facilities
• Accountability & Information Technology Security

Improving & Preserving Health Care     

A major portion of Recovery Funding will support the improvement and preservation of quality health care programs. These programs include temporary increase in Medicaid, assistance to hospitals, and Tribal protections.

• Medicaid and Prescription Drug Funding
  • $15 Billion in Medicaid Relief from ARRA Headed to States (White House)
  • State/Territories Medicaid and Territories Prescription Drug Program Funding
  • Medicaid Grant Award Process

Community Health Care Services           

Nearly $3 billion in Recovery Act funding will support the expansion, improvement, and renovation of community health centers and other programs that serve patients in communities across the country to better serve the nation’s most vulnerable families.

• National Health Service Corps
  • Locate Vacancies
  • Apply for the program
• Community Health Centers providing affordable health care, even if you have no health insurance.
  • See All Community Health Center Recovery Act Funding by State and Grantee 
  • Increased Demand for Community Health Care Services (IDS) Grants by State
  • State/Territory list of Increased Demand grantees
  • New Access Points Grants by States
  • Capital Improvement Grants to Upgrade & Expand Community Health Centers Funding allotments by state
• Funding for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) Health Care Construction and Information Technology
  • Tribal Pre-Award Funding by State
  • Pre-Award List of Non-localized funding

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Prevention and Wellness                             

Recovery Act funding will be used to carry out evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that deliver specific, measurable health outcomes that address chronic disease rates.

• Immunization Grant Program
  • See list of Immunization Grants by State.
  • View a map of funding for your state.
• Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Recovery Act Funding
  • HAI Recovery Act Implementation Plan
  • HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections

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Health Information Technology (IT)    

Recovery funding has been designated to modernize the health care system by promoting and expanding the adoption of health information technology by 2014. Achieving this goal will reduce health costs for the federal government by over $12 billion over the next 10 years.

HITECH Priority Grant Programs

• Nearly $1.2 Billion in Grants Available to Help Doctors and Hospitals Use Electronic Health Records
  The Recovery Act HITECH Grants will fund approximately 70 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers to provide technical assistance and support. Funds will also provide state-level grants to share information across a nationwide system of networks.

Announcements

• HHS Releases Guidance for Securing Health Information and Preventing Harm from Breaches
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published guidance today regarding technologies and methodologies to secure health information and prevent harm by rendering health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals.

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Children and Community Support Services    

Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, adoption and foster care assistance, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.

• Strengthening Communities Fund
  • Find information for prospective grantees
    
• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
  • CCDF Recovery Funds by State
  • Tribal Child Care Program Funding
    
• Recovery Funds Impact on Child Support Incentives
  • First Quarter Incentive Awards
    
• Senior Nutrition Programs
  • State Nutrition Funding Table
  • Tribal Nutrition Funding Table
    
• Adoption Assistance and Foster Care Programs
  • State Adoption Assistance and Foster Care Funding Table
    
• Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs
  
• Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG)
  • See the Map of State CSBG Funding.
  • View the list of State and Territorial CSBG Funding.
  • View the list of Tribal CSBG Funding.
    
• Early Head Start and Head Start Expansion
  • Early Head Start Expansion Program Announcement (Closes 7/9/09)
  • Head Start Expansion Program Announcement (Closed 6/23/09)

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Comparative Effectiveness Research                

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) compares treatments and strategies to improve health. This information is essential for clinicians and patients to decide on the best treatment. Funding is provided for research activities and the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

• Comparative Effectiveness Funding

• Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Membership

• Report to the President and the Congress on Comparative Effectiveness Reseach (PDF - 3.70MB)

• Executive Summary (Report on Comparative Effectiveness Research)

Scientific Research & Facilities                          

Support for the construction of new research and educational facilities as well as groundbreaking scientific research that will improve the health of the nation.

• Recovery Act Research and Capital Improvement Funding at NIH

• NIH Recovery Act Solicitations and Cumulative FY 2009 Grant Funding

• Search for NIH Recovery Act-Funded Projects

Accountability & IT Security                              

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will assess whether HHS is using the $135 billion in Recovery Act funds in accordance with legal and administrative requirements and is meeting the accountability objectives defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Investigative, coordination, and audit activities will be implemented to ensure that funds are spent wisely and appropriately.

• HHS Recovery Act Fund Oversight by the Office of the Inspector General
  
• Recovery Board Issues Update on Recovery Act Frauds and Scams (Recovery.gov)

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